Toys R Us No Longer Accepting Online Orders, Linking to goodbuytoysrus.com
Friday, March 30th, 2018 3:39AM CDT
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The wording of their message does seem to imply that Toys R Us will still honor any unfulfilled online orders placed before this occurred, but there's been no official word one way or the other on that front, so further confirmation is awaited there.
Check below for the full message, and let us know if this will affect your plans at all by posting in the Energon Pub. As always, stay tuned for more Transformers news, however disappointing it may be.
Thanks for visiting. We have shut down the website for any purchases but our brick and mortar stores are open and holding going out of business sales. You can keep up-to-date with this historic sale at http://goodbuytoysrus.com. We encourage you to stop by your local store and take full advantage of the deep discounts and deals available. Thank you for your business and support over the years.
Sincerely, Toys"R"Us and Babies"R"Us teams.
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Posted by Emerje on March 30th, 2018 @ 4:40am CDT
Emerje
Posted by Kyleor on March 30th, 2018 @ 8:52am CDT
Rated X wrote:BombshellDaBug wrote:I look forward to the day where someone buys Toys R Us Canada for the low price of $10 and a used napkin.
I bid $11 and a used toilet paper. Any counter offers?
$11.25, USD, and unused toilet paper, triple ply
Posted by Immortal Starscream on March 30th, 2018 @ 9:02am CDT
Posted by Megatron Wolf on March 30th, 2018 @ 4:17pm CDT
Kyleor wrote:Rated X wrote:BombshellDaBug wrote:I look forward to the day where someone buys Toys R Us Canada for the low price of $10 and a used napkin.
I bid $11 and a used toilet paper. Any counter offers?
$11.25, USD, and unused toilet paper, triple ply
$12.01 in cash a half empty box of tissues and 1 sheet of bounty paper towel, try and beat that offer
Posted by Galactic Prime on March 30th, 2018 @ 5:07pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 30th, 2018 @ 5:30pm CDT
Galactic Prime wrote:I'll bid a Box of Costco sized tissues for all you Americans to wipe your tears away because Canada is going to keep having TRU.
I'll add this.
Posted by Ultra Markus on March 30th, 2018 @ 9:21pm CDT
Posted by zipper on March 30th, 2018 @ 9:23pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on March 30th, 2018 @ 10:10pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Galactic Prime wrote:I'll bid a Box of Costco sized tissues for all you Americans to wipe your tears away because Canada is going to keep having TRU.
I'll add this.
I was making terrible jokes at the expense of all my american compatriots today with my wife when I strolled into a fully stocked TRU in Canada that was alive and well.
And picked these up for a friend:
Toys the US never got at retail from a store the US no longer has.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on March 30th, 2018 @ 10:16pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on March 30th, 2018 @ 11:14pm CDT
I guess I can't be too surprised, they probably don't have any staff left working in them. I found a local article talking about how they've always had retention issues and have had a parade of other stores' recruiters coming in and leaving their business cards in the break room recently.
Emerje
Posted by Ultra Markus on March 31st, 2018 @ 11:18am CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Galactic Prime wrote:I'll bid a Box of Costco sized tissues for all you Americans to wipe your tears away because Canada is going to keep having TRU.
I'll add this.
I was making terrible jokes at the expense of all my american compatriots today with my wife when I strolled into a fully stocked TRU in Canada that was alive and well.
And picked these up for a friend:
Toys the US never got at retail from a store the US no longer has.
Alive and well for the time being
Posted by WreckerJack on April 5th, 2018 @ 2:11am CDT
http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/03/pf/bed- ... index.html
Posted by o.supreme on April 5th, 2018 @ 11:10am CDT
Posted by WreckerJack on April 5th, 2018 @ 1:59pm CDT
Posted by Ransom on April 8th, 2018 @ 8:13pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on April 13th, 2018 @ 10:12am CDT
There were 2 stores in the bay Area, and one small outlet store in my area slated to close, even before the mass closing. It will be interesting to see indeed how long it takes for all the stores to close down. At this rate, I cant see it happening as soon as May, unless some deep discounts come pretty quickly. I guess I'm just comparing it to K-Mart. In my area it took several months foi rthe store to close. It died a slow death as the quantity of product grew to be less and less. I imagine the same for TRU, but I guess conceivably they could close before selling the majority of their product. I just have no idea where the unsold toys would go. Seems like a huge waste to send them back to their respective manufacturers, and I'm not sure if TRU would ship them directly to places like Marshalls, Ross or TJ Maxx.
Posted by Galactic Prime on April 13th, 2018 @ 3:15pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 13th, 2018 @ 3:19pm CDT
Galactic Prime wrote:LOL you want to talk slow painful death you should have seen Target in Canada. It started the day they opened
Man, I'm still bumbed about it. That was another place to hunt and they had the exclusives that I didn't had to import for once.
Sigh, too bad they were just "Walmart lite". Seriously, even Sears have gone under. The Bay need to double down on being high-class or their turn is next.
Posted by o.supreme on April 16th, 2018 @ 1:15pm CDT
Posted by Seibertron on April 17th, 2018 @ 11:21pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:Not the closest TRU to me, but one about 10 miles out, on the other side of town. LOL...Yeah Windblade is definitely a "fan favorite"....
That's not fair ... that's the BS "face shield" version. Notice the regular version (of which the one shown in your photo was a remold) has been nowhere to be found in quite a while.
Posted by Seibertron on April 17th, 2018 @ 11:25pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:There were 2 stores in the bay Area, and one small outlet store in my area slated to close, even before the mass closing. It will be interesting to see indeed how long it takes for all the stores to close down. At this rate, I cant see it happening as soon as May, unless some deep discounts come pretty quickly. I guess I'm just comparing it to K-Mart. In my area it took several months foi rthe store to close. It died a slow death as the quantity of product grew to be less and less. I imagine the same for TRU, but I guess conceivably they could close before selling the majority of their product. I just have no idea where the unsold toys would go. Seems like a huge waste to send them back to their respective manufacturers, and I'm not sure if TRU would ship them directly to places like Marshalls, Ross or TJ Maxx.
I have a feeling it works like this ...
https://liquidations.walmart.com/?wmlspartner=FYAGeMjDX6c&shipment_type=2&affs=p&wid=5b6b4213e4b0bcb699adeb9f&u1=&oid=223073.10006940&sourceid=37141976172661509211&affillinktype=3&veh=aff
I accidentally discovered the wholesale liquidation aspect of Walmart's website a few months back. It's a gamble, but if you want leftover Walmart stock, here's how you really get it!
Posted by Seibertron on April 17th, 2018 @ 11:44pm CDT
For those of us hoping that Toys R Us still had a shot at salvation, those hopes might have been squelched yesterday evening. Various mainstream news agencies reported yesterday that Toys R Us rejected billionaire Isaac Larian's bid to "save" hundreds of Toys R Us stores in the United States and Canada. Larian is the CEO of the toy company MGA Entertainment, home of the popular and highly collectible L.O.L. Surprise Dolls as well as Bratz (competitor to Barbie) and Little Tikes. As of this writing, it is unknown why Toys R Us rejected his bid, perhaps because it was not enough or maybe because it's just time to move on.
- Wall Street Journal - Toys ‘R’ Us Rules Out Billionaire Bratz Maker’s Offer
- USA Today - Billionaire toy maker's bid to save Toys R Us stores rejected
- Bloomberg - Toys ‘R’ Us Rejects Rescue Offer From Little Tikes’ Larian
- CNN Money - Toys 'R' Us rejects bid from Bratz CEO
Wall Street Journal wrote:Toys “R” Us Inc.’s lawyers and advisers have shot down an 11th-hour offer from a billionaire toy maker that would have kept some of its U.S. stores open, according to a person familiar with the matter.
According to USA Today, Mr Larian was quoted as saying "If this is true, it is very disappointing," Larian said. "It is our hope and expectation that we can continue to participate in the bid process, so we can keep fighting to save Toys “R” Us," he said. ". We feel confident that we submitted a fair valuation of the company's U.S. assets in an effort to save the business and over 130,000 domestic jobs."
In other news related to Toys R Us, the chain has apparently begun turning away gift cards according to the New York Post. Toys R Us was supposed to accept gift cards through April 21st, though some shoppers have apparently had their gift cards turned away already.
Last month, Larian announced his intention to save as much of Toys R Us as he could via his #savetoysrus campaign. His efforts were apparently not enough, or perhaps there's more than meets the eye with Toys R Us rejecting his bid. Might someone have bid a higher amount that may have even more grand and apparently quieter plans for the chain? Or is Toys R Us simply another doomed franchise that is yet another casualty of the ongoing retail apocalypse. Time will tell, but be sure to keep following Seibertron.com for all of your latest Transformers news and major announcements about the fate of the beloved Toys R Us chain.
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 18th, 2018 @ 3:58am CDT
Posted by ScottyP on April 18th, 2018 @ 6:32am CDT
I think this is the case :/ It's over, finished!Seibertron wrote:it's just time to move on
Posted by dragons on April 18th, 2018 @ 8:06am CDT
Posted by Black Bumblebee on April 18th, 2018 @ 8:15am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 18th, 2018 @ 9:07am CDT
Posted by o.supreme on April 18th, 2018 @ 9:08am CDT
Seibertron wrote:o.supreme wrote:Not the closest TRU to me, but one about 10 miles out, on the other side of town. LOL...Yeah Windblade is definitely a "fan favorite"....
That's not fair ... that's the BS "face shield" version. Notice the regular version (of which the one shown in your photo was a remold) has been nowhere to be found in quite a while.
I don't buy RiD toys...so I wasn't even aware there was another version...Still...I don't think there are that many savvy fans in my area that would reject this release solely based on that...
Posted by Blitzwing is bae on April 18th, 2018 @ 9:43am CDT
Posted by Relic0037 on April 18th, 2018 @ 11:32am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 18th, 2018 @ 11:59am CDT
o.supreme wrote:Seibertron wrote:o.supreme wrote:Not the closest TRU to me, but one about 10 miles out, on the other side of town. LOL...Yeah Windblade is definitely a "fan favorite"....
That's not fair ... that's the BS "face shield" version. Notice the regular version (of which the one shown in your photo was a remold) has been nowhere to be found in quite a while.
I don't buy RiD toys...so I wasn't even aware there was another version...Still...I don't think there are that many savvy fans in my area that would reject this release solely based on that...
Why are we talking about fans? The RID line targetted kids, kids wanted toys fo waht they saw on the show. They wanted the windblade that looked like on the show and that toy sold out. This toy, which doesnt resemble that, didnt. So yeah, the proof that all of normal windblades sold out (everywhere it seems) shows that she is indeed a fan favourite.
Posted by o.supreme on April 18th, 2018 @ 12:15pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Why are we talking about fans? The RID line targeted kids,
kids ARE fans...I don't make a distinction...
william-james88 wrote:kids wanted toys for what they saw on the show. They wanted the Windblade that looked like on the show and that toy sold out.
I know there's this idea about "show appearance" being important, but back in the original Transformers era, there were so many toys that were not show accurate, and it really didn't matter (to me at least). Ironhide and Ratchet are probably 2 examples of the worst. Still seeing how cool Ironhide was on the show, and seeing his *different* appearance in toy form didn't stop 8 year old me from wanting him.
Someone can say an alternate *sold out*, but that's like saying TR deluxe wave 5 sold out everywhere...merely skewing something that was produced in extremely limited quantities, and not available to most US fans.
Of course I can say the same about myself. Maybe that pic I took was an aberration, maybe that particular toy sold out everywhere else, and I was looking at a scalping goldmine without knowing it...
Besides, this is not about my personal dislike for Windblade, I honestly couldn't care less. It's not like I work at TRU and purposefully withheld all these toys for months to get a cheesy photo. I just thought it was amusing that at a store that's closing down, there was so much of a single figure. I probably would have done the same if I saw 20 BB's, or Prime's, or whoever...
I took a similar pic of 32 Squeeks toy banks a while back. (amid a mostly empty TF section at a particular walmart) I just think its amusing anytime any particular toy is so seemingly overproduced.
Posted by tmthor on April 18th, 2018 @ 6:12pm CDT
Posted by Octobotimus on April 18th, 2018 @ 7:12pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 18th, 2018 @ 9:27pm CDT
Octobotimus wrote:i don't see what they have to lose. they have lost Toys R us, why are they being picky with money after failing to make money themselves ...... no wonder this store died, the people behind it just suck at managing their store.... now they'll have it die and won't even get money out of it... good on them.
You guys dont understand, Toysrus is still worth lots in real estate. Once the stores all close, you can sell the leases/buildings/lots to others. This is some high profile real estate. Lots of land and in many cases, in populated areas. Ideal locations for other companies that want a foot in. Lets just low ball it and say the 735 locations average out to about 2M$ in real estate each, thats $1.5B! The ones owed money are way better off just selling everything and getting their money back that way than getting pennies on the dollar.
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 19th, 2018 @ 5:10am CDT
Posted by Bronzewolf on April 20th, 2018 @ 5:26pm CDT
This all but confirms the initial reports of the sales going up 10% a week, as it now appears the chain just attempted to give themselves a head start of sorts by starting the sales at 30% and holding it at that percentage for exactly three weeks. Now those three weeks are up, and we're seeing the discounts raise as a result. Time will tell if this theory is entirely true, being confirmed if they raise the clearance to 50% next Friday.
As it relates to our own fandom, Seibertronain AlvinC reports that Transformers toys are now 15% off, up from 10%.
Stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more updates during the final weeks of Toys R Us.
Posted by Rated X on April 20th, 2018 @ 5:37pm CDT
Posted by DeathReviews on April 20th, 2018 @ 6:15pm CDT
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 20th, 2018 @ 6:50pm CDT
Worst. Liquidation sale. Ever.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 20th, 2018 @ 7:23pm CDT
Posted by Lucky Logician on April 20th, 2018 @ 7:45pm CDT
This right here. My TRU is still 10% off everything. Normal sales gave discounts for more than 10%.Ironhidensh wrote:Worst. Liquidation sale. Ever.
Want to know the only thing that I saw for 30% off yesterday? The *#$@*&$ 2018 calendars. WTH?
Posted by Absolute Zero on April 20th, 2018 @ 7:53pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 20th, 2018 @ 8:52pm CDT
Absolute Zero wrote:Aside from some stuff no one wants, like movie figures, TRU hasn't been getting anything in for Transformers.
If no one wants them, then how come some toysrus stores are completely cleaned out of TFs at only 10% off?
Also, why are all these toys sold out at only a 10% discount when HTS routinely has 20% off and the older stuff just sits there?
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 20th, 2018 @ 11:22pm CDT
Posted by Absolute Zero on April 21st, 2018 @ 3:58am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Absolute Zero wrote:Aside from some stuff no one wants, like movie figures, TRU hasn't been getting anything in for Transformers.
If no one wants them, then how come some toysrus stores are completely cleaned out of TFs at only 10% off?
Also, why are all these toys sold out at only a 10% discount when HTS routinely has 20% off and the older stuff just sits there?
We have at least a dozen Infernicus. And still have 3 Windblades from RID. The only thing that moved quickly were the Power of the Primes, and those don't appear to be coming back.
As for why things moved at 10%? People are dumb. The sales tax here is 10.1%. We sold out of Switches and PS4s within the first week and they were (and still are) at 5%.
I spoke to the liquidator. We are not getting anything new. What we have in the warehouses is what we are getting. No new lego sets, no new consoles, no new Transformers. If your store hasn't had wave 2 figures by now, then they likely won't get it. Now, it's possible we could get some old MP figures, but we don't know whats in the warehouse, and we don't know what we're getting until a day or two before the truck arrives.
As for the sale being crap, I know. I hear it several times a day. We thought it would be higher, but TRU wants to try to get as much money as possible, and for the first two weeks, we were making Christmas weekend money on weekdays.
Posted by tmthor on April 21st, 2018 @ 10:57am CDT
Posted by X3ROhour on April 21st, 2018 @ 11:52am CDT
Seibertron wrote:o.supreme wrote:Not the closest TRU to me, but one about 10 miles out, on the other side of town. LOL...Yeah Windblade is definitely a "fan favorite"....
That's not fair ... that's the BS "face shield" version. Notice the regular version (of which the one shown in your photo was a remold) has been nowhere to be found in quite a while.
i like the face shield version. She becomes my Reformatted SKYFEATHER!
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Skyfeather
Posted by no-one on April 21st, 2018 @ 12:27pm CDT
I will give you a little spot of bright light though. I spotted and purchased the studio series Thundercracker today for just a hair over $25. That figure was not there a week ago.